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Two Months That Tore Apart the Food Chain

How Restaurants Can Solve the Labor Dilemma

Restaurant Industry Sales for Q3 Show Year-Over-Year Contraction for First Time in Two Years

Restaurant Industry Grappling with 'Relentless Erosion of Guest Counts'

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Taking Care of Your Family

Coronavirus Toll on Restaurant Sentiment, as Swift and Severe as on Restaurant Sales

Coronavirus and the Restaurant Industry: What the Data Shows

As Sales Bottom Out, Restaurants Start Down the Long Road to Recovery

Guest Sentiment Takes a Hit Due to COVID-19

COVID-19 Wreaks Havoc on March Restaurant Sales

Black Box Intelligence Conducting Free Daily Sales and Traffic Survey for Restaurant Operators

Restaurant Industry Shows True Colors through Serving Communities during Pandemic

Yes – I Still Wish I Could Buy Restaurant Stocks Right Now

A Letter to Our Clients from Kelli Valade

To-go Sales Fueling Restaurant Sales but Not Sentiment – What’s the Catch?

February Sales Show No Impact of Coronavirus; Yet

In the News

Two Months That Tore Apart the Food Chain

How Restaurants Can Solve the Labor Dilemma

Restaurant Industry Sales for Q3 Show Year-Over-Year Contraction for First Time in Two Years

Restaurant Industry Grappling with 'Relentless Erosion of Guest Counts'

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